Match Coverage

'New Zealand deserved to have a crack at us today' - du Plessis
Faf du Plessis said New Zealand were unfortunate that the final day's play was washed out, denying them a chance to level the Test series
New Zealand make mighty opportunities of slim chances
New Zealand headed into the final Test missing Ross Taylor, Trent Boult and Tim Southee, but they found unlikely heroes when no one gave them a chance
New Zealand in sight of a rare win
South Africa look to du Plessis to repeat previous feats
South Africa assistant coach Adrian Birrell believes his side can still come away from the third Test with a draw
New Zealand take strides towards levelling series
After a remarkable day's play - not least because there was no rain - New Zealand found themselves five wickets shy of beating South Africa and levelling the series

Amla's away drought

No. of consecutive away Test series Amla has now gone without a hundred. Has made 411 runs at 20.55 since his last away hundred - in Colombo, 2014.

No. of first-innings lead taken by NZ in Tests v SA bigger than their 175-run lead in this match. Only one of them came after SA's readmission.

No. of times before this New Zealand's top three batsmen had made a fifty-plus score in a Test innings at home.

110

No. of innings for Kane Williamson to reach 5000 Test runs, the fastest by a NZ cricketer, beating Martin Crowe

No. of fifty opening stands for NZ v SA in 38 Test inns since 2000. NZ's 1st wicket had averaged only 17.43 from 37 inns v SA since 2000 before this.

No. of consecutive dismissals for Quinton de Kock in the 90s - 91 in the last Test and 90 in this Test.